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November 2006

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November 2006
-- Holiday Greetings
-- Site News: Private Internet Chat: Take Two, here! Comedy Presents, Holidaze, New Weekly Rants, HA [Humor Activism] Corner, Step Into Our Forum: Contest Winners
-- November Trivia Contest: Win a What The L? Coffee Mug!
-- Kate Clinton IT'S COME TO THIS! 25th Anniversary Tour News
-- Fan Spotlight
-- Booking and Publicity

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Reunited After 37 years

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Kate and Bob Petrello at The Scottsdale Center For Performing Arts. Back in 1969 Kate and Bob left the prom, changed clothes in the car and headed out to see Janis Joplin perform.

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Holiday Greetings
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Happy Old Year to you all. 2006, given my odd-even, butch-femme theory, was a very butch year. I wore wing tips. In my mind. Thank you all for coming out and coming to my shows throughout the country. It was a trip down memory lane. I ran into a fellow activist from my college days. We had gone to a Junior dance together, split there after an hour. I changed from a formal to jeans in his VW bug, as we roared downtown to Janis Joplin live in concert. I met the woman who years ago was fulfilling orders at Marmot and didn’t believe me when I placed an order and gave her my name, "No way, this is not Kate Clinton. Janet, cut it out." I met a woman who produced a show in Charlottesville, when the basement flooded and I was almost electrocuted when I grabbed the mike. It's been a heckuva year in large and small ways.

My darling Team Clinton, Tam Martin and Michele Karlsberg, did amazing work on details large and small to make the tour a smooth success. Thanks to the amazing patient work of our webmistress, Ari Moore, we got more bells and whistles on the website. More to come!! Thanks to all the hard working producers who took a risk and brought me to their towns in a time of terror alerts, high gas prices and general political malaise. And thanks of course to NCLR for their steadfast and fun support.

We all look forward to 2007, a femme year. I've got my eye on some performance pumps. Amazingly, in 2007, I proudly turn 60 years old! There will be a croning ceremony when, at long last, I don my wraparound sunglasses worn over my regular glasses. I'll be ready for spot welding. Last summer, I overheard some women at the ticket window in PTown, looking at my poster, wondering if "she's had work done." I have gotten a lot of work done in 25 years. I'm proud of it and every little representative wrinkle. I attribute my longevity to all the years I have had the pleasure of your gales of gasping, hooting, shrieking laughter washing over me. I am so grateful for my job - for my beloved team, the occasional entourage, my patient cultural war bride - and look forward to serving up more laughs in the future.

Best,
Kate

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Site News: Private Internet Chat: Take Two, here! Comedy Presents, Holidaze, New Weekly Rants, HA [Humor Activism] Corner, Step Into Our Forum: Contest Winners
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Back By Popular Demand: A Private Internet Chat With Kate Clinton: Wednesday, January 25, 2007, 9:30pm EST

Hold The Date. Details will follow for this exclusive intimate evening with Kate. A special edition of CommuniKate will be sent to you with complete instructions on how you will be able to join along in the CommuniKate chatroom.

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here! Comedy Presents Kate Clinton

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Available January 16, 2007: Beloved political humorist, Kate Clinton, cuts lose and runs with the burning issues of the day - same and same old sex marriage, pop and pope culture, good and bad Bush fatigue - in this one-funny woman, standup performance. You'll laugh til you think!

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http://www.heretv.com

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Holidaze: Wondering what the perfect holiday gift is? The answer is right here!

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All new CafePress items: Click here for large and small coffee mugs, as well as tanks, t-shirts, sleeveless shirts, and other Kate gear like buttons, stickers, journals, tote bags and messenger bags:
http://www.cafepress.com/kateclinton

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New: Don't Get Me Started! Weekly rants straight from Kate

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People ask me all the time if I'd ever run for president. My last name and all.
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/dont_get_me_started/

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The HA [Humor Activism] Corner

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Let's put some fun in our own fundamentalism! Use your imagination! Tell us some of the witty, gay civil protests you've done in our all-new HA [Humor Activism] Corner.

Check out the latest HA! Corner entry from Laurie: "My partner Janice and I attended a public meeting over the hubbub concerning public television stations airing (or not airing) the Buster Rabbit series "SugarShack" episode!"
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5

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Step Into Our Forum: Contest Winners

We had two lucky t-shirt winners in October for posting in the forum. Congratulations to Barb from Maine and Laurie from Pennsylvania. Read on for their letters to us, and links to their posts...

Kate,

Glad to hear from you as I wanted to write you the day after the election, but I was in the hospital for some minor surgery. Santorum has lost by a large margin here in Pennsylvania. I was so ecstatic that I told the operating room folks that I didn't need any anesthesia! Then as an afterthought I thought "I hope none of these scalpel wielders are republicans! Guess not, cause I am home safe and sore....Anyhow, I knew you would be happy about Santorum too! Lots of folks don't seem to understand why that is such a big deal! Thanks for understanding, And keep up the good work you do!

Laurie

P.S. My spell check keeps trying to change "Santorum" to "sanitarium" interesting, don't you think?

Read Laurie's forum post here, in Politics:
"Well, I just wanted to comment that I'm on deployment (for Operation ENDURING FREEDOM)..."
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22

Hi Kate,

I just love your sense of humor and intelligence! I'm looking forward to reading your other books. I've read, "Don't get me Started," several years ago and LOVED it! Just a short time ago I joined the "CommuniKate," newsletter. Several days after I that I was having a conversation with someone about you. LUCKY me... they had tickets to see you at Colby College here in Maine....but something had come up and they couldn't attend ( they did get to see you in P-Town though). I ended up with the tickets and my partner and I got to see your show! Woohoo! I couldn't get tickets it was sold out. I cant believe the good fortune I had!

The show was on the same night that I received the tickets....just 2 hours before. I called my partner and told her ," Cancel any plans... get home quickly... we're heading to Colby college to see Kate Clinton!" As usual she was late getting home... but we rushed out the door and made it just as you were starting the show. Oh yeah, we did get lost for a bit on campus...but we made it and had a great time!! We even found a couple that was walking along the campus, lost like us. Told them to hop in the car and we would all find you. LOL! So between the four of us... a cell phone and the help of a student... we found you. LOL!

I had planned on making it to the online chat last week... but I got held up out of town and ended up missing it. Really hoping to catch the next one! Thank you soo much for signing my book and the incredible show... it was awesome! We had a great time and did lots of laughing!

Sincerely,
Barb

Read Barb's forum post here, in Kate Live:
"Laughed so hard it hurt!"
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40

Check out the forum's other topics here -- and join in the discussions!
http://kateclinton.com/communikate/forum

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November Trivia Contest: Win a What The L? Coffee Mug!
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The first person to email us with the correct answer to the following trivia question gets a What The L? coffee mug from CafePress. Score! Here's the question: What's the name of the college where Kate had to have her first security guards? Click here to email us your answer:
kate@kateclinton.com

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Last Month's Contest

Congrats to last month's Trivia Contest winner Kathleen T Conklin who answered the question, "What is the name of the Bay area theater Kate performed in during an earthquake?" with "Calvin Simmons Hall in Oakland, CA." Well done, Kathleen! Thanks to everyone for playing.

Find out more about What The L? here:
http://kateclinton.com/store/index.html#store-whatthel

Check out Kate's CafePress stuff here:
http://cafepress.com/kateclinton

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Kate Clinton IT'S COME TO THIS! 25th Anniversary Tour News
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For complete event listings, visit:
http://kateclinton.com/kates-dates

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Hollywood Here We Come! THIS WEEK!

12/1 - 12/3/06
Los Angeles, CA The Village Box Office: 323-860-7300
http://www.lagaycenter.org/boxoffice
http://www.womenonaroll.com

Get ready Minneapolis, Englewood, CO and Dallas in 2007 - only three more Anniversary Shows left!
http://kateclinton.com/kates-dates/

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New Jersey Girls

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Hi Kate,

Hope the tour is going well!

Here is a photo of you and a few of your fans from your NJ stop. Two of the reformed Catholics from that night are in this photo. You were awesome and we look forward to seeing you again sometime!

Thank you for some great laughs! We couldn't stop talking about the "Lazy top"!!!

Best regards,
Lissa M. Morillo

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Gettysburg Address

I had the pleasure of seeing you once again at Gettysburg College a few evenings ago you were delightful as usual. This is the third time I've seen you and as a 50ish woman your subject matter seems to tell my life story... Thank you for being an inspiration to all woman!!!!!

Laura

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Catch Kate on YouTube

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beVR0B4M_pY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mDvWHMXNDQ

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Yet More YouTube: Grist

Hi Kate,

My name is Connie David, and I am the blind woman with whom you had a very brief conversation on the way back to the ship in Skagway on the recent Alaskan cruise. I was also in the front row of every performance that I attended.

First of all, I want to tell you how very much I enjoy your sense of humor, as well as your commitment to social justice and to your craft. You manage to make the serious funny, the sublime ridiculous, and the complete insanity in which we are living almost tolerable. Notice I said almost. It should never be tolerated.

Second, I found a link to something I thought you might enjoy. It is a speech that was given on 9-11 that I thought would give you and the Democrats a lot of grist for your mills. I am pretty sure you will use it, I am not so sure about the Democrats. The site is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGlRf3bfrpA

I hope you enjoy it.

Sincerely,
Connie David

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Desert Heat

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Kate's Scottsdale, AZ Show

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Vicky, Valerie and Gerry made the trek to Arizona

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Kate with the Lammy-award winning, best-selling author Lynn Ames
http://lynnames.com

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Kate with Erik von Husen, a senior at Grand Canyon University

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We had a grand time at the Historic Rialto Theater in Tucson

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Past Publishers Lee and Alice of Womankind Books happily reside in Tuscon. They now are silversmiths - email them to check out their custom silver jewelry designs:
flairdesigns@aol.com

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La Dessa Coleman is one happy woman

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Wingspan

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After the Tucson show, Kate was the guest of honor at a gathering for Wingspan: Sothern Arizona’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center.
http://wingspan.org

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Kate with Miriam Barnard and Luanne

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Kent Burbank (Wingspan's Executive Director) and Kate

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Kate with Pat Woelke and Luanne

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Fan Spotlight
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Send Kate a letter or a photo -- we're always posting new fan photos on the site and Kate loves to hear from you! Here are some recent letters and photos. Keep 'em coming!

More fan photos:
http://kateclinton.com/multimedia

Send Kate a photo or letter:
kate@kateclinton.com

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Quotable Kate

Kate,

I love your wit and your way of seeing the world. I've turned a lot of people into fans of yours. I just wanted to let you know that I quote you often - at work, at home, on bulletin boards, dry-erase boards, wherever it seems appropriate. My girlfriend and I own a monument company - and one of my employees is a young, very Baptist, man... and I quote you to him, though he doesn't know it. It makes my day a little more fun sometimes. I even thought of having my truck lettered across the back with "hopelessly lost, but making good time" - I love that one. So I hope you don't mind that I think of your words and share them occasionally. I'm hoping to make it to the Gettysburg show. Money is tight right now, but I'm going to see what I can to to talk my girlfriend into an evening out. (It's a two hour drive for us).

Thanks for your work!
Ruth B.

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Together in Sanity

Kate,

Thanks for the awesome performance last night here in Waterville Maine. Maybe you remember me... I was the one in short hair. Actually I was one of your three volunteers on stage. You kissed my cheek. Now I can't bathe for a few weeks.

Anyway, I've been seeing you perform all 25 years! congratulations. And thanks for your political comments. Sometimes I think "Am I the only sane person on this planet?" You remind me there there are more of us.

Regards,
Connie Valliere
Political mantra... "Lick Bush"

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Indulgences

Hi, Kate -

My partner and I were in the audience in Sarasota Saturday night and were almost sick, we laughed so much! Thank you for your gift of humor, wit - and great timing! As recovering Catholics (actually, I was in the convent for 16 years!), we appreciate your irreverent spin on "the Church"... Your recounting of "Limbo" reminded me of similar theology... do you remember the teaching on indulgences? I looked up the Baltimore Catechism on-line and am sending you the link, if you can stand it!
http://www.truecatholic.org/baltcont.htm

Thanks for all you do to keep us laughing and helping us to stand up to all who seek to minimize and marginalize us. If you are in the Sarasota area and would enjoy a great home-cooked Italian meal, give us a call! My partner and I are from CT, but now live here in Venice, FL. Thanks again, Kate. Congratulations on your 25 years celebrating who you are!

Pat Black and Del Pagano

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Jamesville DeWitt High School

Ms. Clinton,

Hey you, it's Dan Nistico, Class of '76. I haven't talked to you in about a hundred years, but believe me, I've never forgotten you. Of course, I could get all mushy and reiterate to you your influence in my life, from an English degree to my love of The Times crossword, to my 30-year love affair with Cuckoo's Nest. But I won't. I'll simply tell you that our 30th Reunion is the weekend of October 20-22 at the usual haunts of scenic Duh-witt. Scotch and Sirloin and Drumlins. Are you still in Central New York? I seem to recall you resided there years ago, but I wouldn't be surprised if you have "moved on up" to more metropolitan digs.

Would it be presumptuous of me to point out that your calendar of shows has you free that weekend, and Gettysburg College is not that far from the Scotch and Sirloin?

If you get this e-mail, I would be thrilled to hear back from you. I realize a High School Reunion probably falls fairly low on your list, but I thought you might like to know. I'd love to hear back from you anyways. Take care, Clint.

Dan Nistico
Rochester

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Sillydarity

Just so pleased to find your site. I'll never forget the joyous solidarity of the early 80's during your visits to Toronto when I was a young feminist theological student. You can never imagine how many times I've used your lines from way back. The old "Oh my God what happened to my pencil?" still evokes laughter in the right places. Now I'm in menopause, and between depends and an 8 month period I look forward to taking "tampon" out of my vocab and my vag. I'll be watching and hoping that you are planning a visit around here. (Waterloo, Ontario.) I appreciate you and the links in this web site. I'll be anticipating each new addition.

Loving sillydarity,
Jsigrid

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Kate Clinton 2008

Thanks, Kate, for the best show ever last night (at least of those we've been to) - you were brilliant and so over-the-top. The images you drew for us last night even drifted through our sleep - can you imagine laughing in your sleep and ending up with abdominal cramps? Well! Anyhow, your humor, timing, and presence are impeccable.

Joyce and I are planning to move back to NYC as soon as we can sell our Ptown place (can't have both), so will enjoy your fresh 'take' on the universe, even with Pluto taken out, wherever we are.

Marcia Fair

P.S. For sure, you'd make a better Pres than Robin Williams - AND, you have Urvash! :)

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Booking and Publicity
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Whether you're with an organization, corporation, club, theater or bookstore, feel free to inquire about having Kate entertain you for the evening. You can now find workshop and presentation descriptions here:
http://kateclinton.com/booking-publicity

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For personal appearances/performances [i.e. standup, hosting, emceeing, business and organization presentations] contact:
Tam Martin, Artist Representative
Beachfront Bookings/Productions
[Beachfront Bookings/Productions logo]
P.O. Box 13218, Portland, OR 97213-0218
(503) 281-3874 phone | (503) 281-3881 fax
tammartin@aol.com
http://beachfrontbookings.com

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For College and University lectures, contact:
Jodi Solomon
Jodi Solomon Speakers Bureau, Incorporated
325 Huntington Avenue Suite 112, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 266-3450 phone | (617) 266-5660 fax
http://www.jodisolomonspeakers.com

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For media & merchandise inquiries, contact:
Michele Karlsberg Marketing & Management
47 Dongan Hills Ave, Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 351-9599 phone | (718) 980-4262 fax
karlsbergm@aol.com

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kate@kateclinton.com
http://kateclinton.com/booking-publicity
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